29 July 2025

Mauritania trusts EllaLink for its new international submarine cable connection

Dublin and Nouakchott

EllaLink, the owner of a high-capacity optic-fibre submarine cable directly connecting Europe and Latin America, and the Ministère de la Transformation Numérique et de la Modernisation de l’Administration (MTNMA) of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have signed a contract for the construction, operation and maintenance of a second international link that will directly connect the country to Madrid, Spain.

The new diverse infrastructure will provide Mauritania with direct cost-effective international connectivity up to European main exchanges.

The project includes the construction of a Cable Landing Station in Nouadhibou, the second largest city of Mauritania and a +500km branch connected to existing EllaLink’s subsea cable system. Alcatel Submarine Networks has been selected to build the subsea section which will include two fibre pairs and use state-of-the-art optical technologies such as a ROADM WSS branching unit. EllaLink will be also in charge of the operation & maintenance of this new infrastructure.

EllaLink Network map with Mauritania branch and country area
Representation of the EllaLink network map with the identification of the Mauritania Country area

The construction has started, and the infrastructure is projected to be ready for service early 2027. The new infrastructure will deliver to the national operators an initial 200Gbps low latency direct circuit between the new cable landing station of Nouadhibou and EllaLink’s Point of Presence in Madrid.

This new diverse submarine cable will reinforce the Mauritanian international connectivity reducing the risk of disruption of the Mauritanian economy and supporting the digital transformation of the country with capacity set to grow for the next 25 years.

The project is supported by the European Investment Bank and by the CEF Digital program of the European Commission.

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EllaLink’s new connection in Mauritania confirms the company’s strategy to expand connectivity across geographies along its transatlantic route. Philippe Dumont, CEO of EllaLink, expressed enthusiasm about this achievement:

We are proud to support Mauritania’s vision of advancing its digital economy. This cutting-edge connection will not only strengthen Mauritania’s international network but also offer direct, cost-effective access to key internet exchanges in Europe.

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